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DUCOTE v. INTERNATIONAL OPERATING CO. OF LA., INC.

No. 81-3725 Summary Calendar.

678 F.2d 543 (1982)

Claude DUCOTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL OPERATING CO. OF LA., INC., etc., et al., Defendants, Burnside Terminal d/b/a International Operating Co., of La., and Riverway Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Bennett, Marksville, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Faris, Ellis, Cutrone, Gilmore & Lautenschlaeger, T. C. W. Ellis, New Orleans, La., Lemile, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, Douglas P. Matthews, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before GEE, GARZA and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff Ducote, while employed by the defendant International Operating Company of La., Inc., d/b/a Burnside Terminal ("Burnside"), was injured while performing barge cleaning duties aboard a vessel owned by the defendant Riverway Company ("Riverway"). Seeking damages for third-party negligence under section 905(b) of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA"), 33 U.S.C. § 905(b), Ducote sued both Riverway, the...

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